Yarn package holder for textile creels



y 1968 R. R. sTEwAl qT, JR 3,391,889

YARN PACKAGE HOLDER FOR TEXTILE CREELS Filed June 7, 1966 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR Rodney Roy Ste rt, Jr.

July 9, 1968 R. R. STEWART, JR 3,391,339

YARN PACKAGE HOLDER FOR TEXTILE CREELS Filed June 7, 1966 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR United States Patent 3,391,889 YARN PACKAGE HOLDER FOR TEXTILE CREELS Rodney Ray Stewart, Jr., Gastonia, N.C., assignor to Cocker Machine & Foundry Company, Gastonia, N.C., a corporation of North Caroiina Filed June 7, 1966, Ser. No. 555,863 3 Claims. (Cl. 248-221) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The present invention relates to textile creels which are constructed and arranged so that it can be applied, removed and shifted on the upright rods of the creel without disturbing the horizontal frame members of the creel, and more particularly to an improved package holder for such creels.

Textile creels comprise an array of upright rods or tubes having their lower ends mounted on a supporting base, horizontal frame members connected to the upper ends of the rods to provide a rigid structure, and yarn package holders attached to the upright rods.

Heretofore, the yarn package holder usually comprised an arm, a package supporting spindle at one end of the arm, spaced apart lugs at the other end of the arm formed with concentric holes for receiving an upright rod, and a collar on the upright rod between the lugs provided with a set screw for securing the collar to the rod to position the arm on the rod at a desired level.

Such creels were assembled by first securing the upright rods to the supporting base, inserting the upper ends of the rods through the holes and collars of the package holders, securing the horizontal frame members to the upper ends of the rods, and positioning the holders on the rods at the desired level.

When the creels were so erected, the holders were held captive on the rods and the number of holders could not be increased or decreased without detaching the upper horizontal frame members which was a time consuming and impractical operation.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a creel wherein the upright rods and the horizontal frame members can be first erected and the yarn package holders thereafter can be attached to the upright rods.

Another object is to provide improved yarn package holders which can be remove-d or added to change the holder arrangement after the creel frame has been erected.

Another object is to provide such yarn package holders which are positioned at a desired level and permit turning about the upright rods.

A further object is to accomplish the foregoing in a simple, practical and economical manner.

Other and further objects of the invention will be obvious upon an understanding of the illustrative embodiment about to be described, or will be indicated in the appended claims, and various advantages not referred to herein will occur to one skilled in the art upon employment of the invention in practice.

In accordance with the present invention, the foregoing objects are generally accomplished by providing a yarn package holder which comprises yarn package supporting means having spaced apart substantially identical upper and lower formations each provided with a slot for receiving a rod, the slots facing in opposite directions; and clamping means between the formations for attaching the supporting means to the rod, the clamping means being a split collar including a pair of detachably secured "ice members for surrounding and clamping the rod and being closely adjacent the formations to position the supporting means on the rod.

A preferred embodiment of the invention has been chosen for the purposes of illustration and description, and is shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the specification, wherein:

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a yarn package holder in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an elevational view of the yarn package holder attached to an upright rod.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3-3 on FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4-4 on FIG. 2.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, there is shown a portion of an upright rod R of the creel frame, and a yarn package holder 10 which is removably attached to the rod.

The yarn package holder 10 comprises an arm 11, a yarn package supporting spindle 12 at one end of the arm, spaced apart upper and lower formations 14 each provided with a slot 15 for receiving the rod, the slots facing in opposite directions, and clamping means 16 between the formations 14 adapted to be secured to the rod to attach the holder on the rod.

The clamping means 16 as shown is a split collar including a pair of semi-cylindrical members -17 detachably secured to each other by screws 18 for surrounding and clamping the members 17 onto the rod. The upper and lower ends of the collar members '17 are closely adjacent the upper and lower formations or abut the same to position the holder on the rod.

The arm 11 is provided with upper and lower sections 19 adjacent the formations 14 and the collar members 17 are each provided with a stop or projection 20 (FIGS. 1 and 2), whereby the lower section 19 allows the holder 10 to turn about the rod within the limits of the stop 20. A leaf spring 22 secured to the arm 11 has its free end bearing against the collar members 17 and selectively extending into a groove 21 at each stop 20 to retain the holder in the positions shown in FIG. 4.

The holder is attached to the rod by tilting the holder to allow the rod to enter the slots 15, moving the holder to cause the rod to be positioned in the slots, positioning the split collar members 17 between the formations, and fastening the screws to clamp the collar members onto the rod. The holder can be removed by performing these operations in reverse order. While not shown herein, the holder also operates when attached to the rod in an inverted position so that the spindle 12 can extend rearwardly with respect to the rod either at the right or left side of the rod.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the present invention provides an improved yarn package holder for textile creels which is readily installed and removed and enables the creel installation to be changed from time to time in a convenient manner.

As various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts herein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention and without sacrificing any of its advantages, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in any limiting sense.

I claim:

1. A yarn package holder comprising yarn package supporting means having spaced apart substantially identical upper and lower formations each provided with a slot for receiving a rod, said slots facing in opposite directions; and clamping means between said formations for attaching said supporting means to the rod, said clamping means being a split collar including a pair of detachably secured members for surrounding and clamping the rod and being closely adjacent said formations to position said supporting means on the rod.

2. A yarn package holder according to claim 1, wherein said supporting means includes an arm having a section adjacent one of said formation, and said collar members each having a stop thereon for abutting said section to allow turning movement of said section about the rod within the limits of said stops.

3. A yarn package holder according to claim 2, wherein said collar members each have a groove adjacent its stop, and a spring secured to said arm has a free end bearing against said collar members and selectively extending into said grooves to retain the holder in position.

7 References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 835,678 11/1906 Hammond 248-124 2,490,874 12/1949 Keightetal. 242 131 2,582,050 1/1952 Manson 2s7 54 FOREIGN PATENTS 655,972 8/1951 Great Britain.

ROY D. FRAZIER, Primary Examiner.

R. P. SEITTER, Assistant Examiner. 

